Mo's Manic Monday - Drop
Posted: Monday, August 13, 2007 by Travis Cody in
Welcome to another Manic Monday with Morgen. Today's theme is Drop. Don't forget to visit MM HQ at It's A Blog Eat Blog World.
US Army 82nd Airborne
Water bombers
This is the Berlin Airlift Monument in Berlin-Tempelhof, dedicated to the 39 British and 31 American airmen killed during the massive effort to drop supplies to the citizens of Berlin who found themselves cut off by the Russians after the end of World War II.
For 321 days in 1948-49, British and American air forces teamed with pilots from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa to make 278,228 flights and drop 2,326,406 tons of food and supplies, including more than 1.5 million tons of coal, to Berlin. 
The dedication of the west to this effort was a key step in preventing a complete communist take over of a defeated Germany. To read more of this massive airlift, click here.
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Great clips Travis! I love watching parachutes!
Happy MM dear!